The Washington critic., 1887-08-05
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The Calumet and Hecla mine, near Calu-
met, Mich, is on fire at the sixteenth level.
James Hogg, hosiery manufacturer, Phil
adelphia, has failed. Liabilities, $50, 900;
assets over $4,000.
Cincinnati and Chicago yesterday sent
the President formal Invitations to visit
those cities on his Western trip.
Joseph Yinglipg Of Allentown, Pa, a
school tax collector, who died July "a, Is
found to be short to the extent of 5000
The winning horses at Monmouth Park
were Omaha, Sunbeam, The Bard (beating
Troubadour and Barnum), Pontico, Editor
and Referee.
All the prominent Irishmen OF New York
deny any knowledge OF Mooney, the man
who tried TO destroy the steamer Queen on
Wednesday.
Three weeks ago the United States steamer
Antietam sprang a leak, and she is now
sinking in the back channel at the League
Island Navy-Yard.
The third annual conference of the AZ
rican Methodist Episcopal Church of Amer
lea is in session in Chicago. Thirty.sx
congregations are represented.
The American Dental Association, In
session at Niagara Falls, yesterday elected
officers, among them DR.. +. $. Waters OF
Baltimore, Nd, as second vice'president.
The differences between the Wilmington
(Del.) Malleable Iron Company and Its
moldere, which resulted In lockout on
Monday last, have been amicably settled.
1t is stated that General Master Workman
Powderly has signed the charter applied
for by the Iron-Workers' National Assem-
bly,, and that it will be issued in few days.
Mr.. Alfred Archer, former well-known
merchant Of Petersburg, Va, died Wednes-
day at the Insane asylum at Williamsburg,
Nyh In iaH fax he fnr
treatment.
The captain OF the steam cruiser Intrepid
on Wednesday seized the fishing boat Gold
Dust, belonging to Mr.. Blanchard OF East
port, Me-, while taking In fish at Fair
Haven, Deer Islaud, N. b.
The Toronto Investment Association OF
London, Ont, Is financially embarrassed. 1t
is stated that over SlOO, 900 Of the paid.up
capital stock has been lost. Charles Muir
ray, the manager, has left for Omaha.
Hugh II. Fulton, ex county solicitor of
Lancaster, Pa, has brought suit against the
county Of Lancaster for the recovery Of
$1,000 which he claims Is due him as com
mission in securing rebate OF $50, 900 from
the State.
Frederick o. Horton, the 2G.year.old son
Of a wealthy retired druggist Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, committed suicide Wednesday night
by shooting himself in the cellar OF his
fathers house. Disappointment In love Is
said to be the cause.
Mr.. G. G.. b. Walker, chairman of the
New York Democratic State Committee
has appointed Wilson S. Bissell member OF
the Democratic State Committee from the
Thrty-second District, In place OF Daniel
N. Lockwood, resigned.
A beer kettle in Rahr's brewery, at Green
Bay, Wis, exploded on Wednesday, scald-
ing seven men, six of whom died during
the night, namely: August Delforge aud
two sons, Joseph and Frauk; j. B. Halbe,
John Biemeret and George Haibe.
In quarrel at Galveston, Tex, Wednes-
day night between Major b. w. Temple,
formerly chief engineer of the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe Railroad, and Alondus
Cushman, Temple shot himself In the thigh
In attempting to shoet Cushman, whom he
finally managed to shoot In the wrist.
Detectives In New York yesterday ar
rested George Faith, q noted burglar,
wanted for q burglary at Faiichild & Co.,
jewelry store, In Bridgeport, Conn, from
whom $15, 600 worth of diamonds and Jew.
elry were stolen. In his house In Jersey
City was found startling array Of burg
lars tools.
The eighth annual reunion OF the United
States Christian Commission, the Sanitary
Commission, army chaplains OF the North
and South, and all the good samsritans of
the late war, together with the Red Cross,
White Cross, Franklin and other Christian
benevolent societies. took place at Ocean
Grove, N. j., yesterday.
CARTOONS OF unusual local interest will
appear In the Hdtchet tomorrow.